Narrative:

I accomplished exterior preflight inspection, noting the poor condition of the ramp. There was about 6 inches of wet snow and slush on the entire ramp area. I checked the wings for contamination externally after doing so internally, through the emergency exit windows. I did not notice any contaminants on the wing, and reported this to the captain. On the jetway, I asked a mechanic to perform a physical check of the wings. At pushback, I talked to and monitored ramp control while the captain talked to the pushback crew. I failed to confirm with the captain that the physical check of the wings was complete, as we were concerned with the problems of pushing back on very poor ramp conditions. As we taxied, we required abnormally high power to taxi, and did so with extreme caution. The captain then talked to ground control and inquired as to why this area had not been plowed, and to ask the airport authority/authorized to do so. We extended the flaps after reaching a plowed area of the taxiway. On takeoff, power was set. About 80-85 KTS we heard 2 loud pops and rejected the takeoff. After taxiing in, captain and I inspected the aircraft and found all 3 gear packed with snow -- doors and wheel wells included. Maintenance also found a patch of snow and ice _on the right wing near the wing root. Right engine was replaced. Supplemental information from acn 265088: while taxiing back to the gate I tried the right engine again. At about 1.7 EPR a loud report and massive engine power loss was noted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ENCOUNTERS POOR SNOW REMOVAL FROM TXWY, ABORTS TKOF DUE ENG FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.

Narrative: I ACCOMPLISHED EXTERIOR PREFLT INSPECTION, NOTING THE POOR CONDITION OF THE RAMP. THERE WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW AND SLUSH ON THE ENTIRE RAMP AREA. I CHKED THE WINGS FOR CONTAMINATION EXTERNALLY AFTER DOING SO INTERNALLY, THROUGH THE EMER EXIT WINDOWS. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY CONTAMINANTS ON THE WING, AND RPTED THIS TO THE CAPT. ON THE JETWAY, I ASKED A MECH TO PERFORM A PHYSICAL CHK OF THE WINGS. AT PUSHBACK, I TALKED TO AND MONITORED RAMP CTL WHILE THE CAPT TALKED TO THE PUSHBACK CREW. I FAILED TO CONFIRM WITH THE CAPT THAT THE PHYSICAL CHK OF THE WINGS WAS COMPLETE, AS WE WERE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBS OF PUSHING BACK ON VERY POOR RAMP CONDITIONS. AS WE TAXIED, WE REQUIRED ABNORMALLY HIGH PWR TO TAXI, AND DID SO WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE CAPT THEN TALKED TO GND CTL AND INQUIRED AS TO WHY THIS AREA HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED, AND TO ASK THE ARPT AUTH TO DO SO. WE EXTENDED THE FLAPS AFTER REACHING A PLOWED AREA OF THE TXWY. ON TKOF, PWR WAS SET. ABOUT 80-85 KTS WE HEARD 2 LOUD POPS AND REJECTED THE TKOF. AFTER TAXIING IN, CAPT AND I INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND ALL 3 GEAR PACKED WITH SNOW -- DOORS AND WHEEL WELLS INCLUDED. MAINT ALSO FOUND A PATCH OF SNOW AND ICE _ON THE R WING NEAR THE WING ROOT. R ENG WAS REPLACED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 265088: WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE GATE I TRIED THE R ENG AGAIN. AT ABOUT 1.7 EPR A LOUD RPT AND MASSIVE ENG PWR LOSS WAS NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.